⚡ CLASSIC SPECIFICATION • ERA: 2001

Serial Experiments Lain

Name: Serial Experiments Lain Anime Review
Item: Serial Experiments Lain
Rating: 91
Author: Ayukawa

91%

ARCHIVIST: Ayukawa

LOGGED: 2001-06-08

📊 Production Parameter Matrix Scale 1.0 – 10.0

S [STR] Story & Narrative Direction 9 / 10

S+ [AGI] Animation & Cel Craftsmanship 10 / 10

S [INT] Character Dynamics & Cast 9 / 10

S [SYN] Voice Acting & Soundtrack 9 / 10

Consensus: Vindicated by History ⏳

CLASSIFICATION S-TIER

[+] Strengths & Highlights

The storyline is really involved and full of twists. Everytime I thought I knew what was going on, something would happen that confused me all over again.

[-] Vulnerabilities & Flaws

The storyline is a double-edged sword. While it's what I liked the most about the anime, it was a bit TOO confusing. I watched it and understood Akira by default.

Serial Experiments Lain Remastered Poster

⤢ Fullscreen • Hover 2001

Vindicated by History ⏳

Modern Consensus: Once viewed as an enigmatic niche curiosity, modern criticism reveres Lain as an extraordinarily prophetic exploration of the internet age.

📖 Overview

A deeply involved technological story taking place in the here and now.

🎬 Storyline & Narrative

There are two worlds. The physical world in which we all live, and the world of the wired (the internet). A thirteen year old girl named Lain receives an email from a classmate who commited suicide, and it seems that the real world and the wired have started to merge.

👥 Characters & Dynamics

Lain - The main character of the story. She starts out not having a clue about computers, and as the episodes progress, learns more and more. By the 4th of 5th episode, her computer simply makes me jealous.

Arisu - Lain's best friend.

Lain's Mom - She's a very detached, quiet woman. She hardly says anything through the series.

Lain's Dad - A computer user who shows Lain how to use her computer, while warning her about the dangers of the wired.

Lain's Sister - Older than Lain, she seems full of mistrust and dislike for her younger sister.

🎨 Animation & Visual Direction

Wow. The art on the DVD cases alone sold me on the 12 episode series, and I picked up the first disc without having a clue what it was about. The animation is spectacular. It's a great example of what's possible in today's animation.

🎵 Voice Acting & Soundtrack

The voice acting was great. Unlike alot of anime that I've seen, nobody sticks out in my head as being real annoying. I've watched a couple episodes dubbed out of curiosity, and while the original Japanese dialog is incredibly better, the dubbing isn't that bad.

🟢 What We Liked: The storyline is really involved and full of twists. Everytime I thought I knew what was going on, something would happen that confused me all over again.

🔴 What We Disliked: The storyline is a double-edged sword. While it's what I liked the most about the anime, it was a bit TOO confusing. I watched it and understood Akira by default.

💬 Early-2000s Fandom Pulse Community Rating: ★ 5/5 (1 historical responses)

• Community Praise: Ooh, I want to see this series now. Just from your review it feels as if I can relate to her. The review makes it quite interesting, awesome review too! Covered most of the points!

• Contentious Points: The storyline is a double-edged sword. While it's what I liked the most about the anime, it was a bit TOO confusing. I watched it and understood Akira by default.

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